piratically
In corsair fashion
In the manner of a pirate—by plundering, seizing, or taking without authorization.
The word applies literally to maritime raiding and figuratively to unauthorized copying or acquisition: The software was piratically distributed across file-sharing networks.
Like many -ically adverbs, it sounds slightly formal or playful.
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
- corsairPirate or pirate ship
- marauderOne who raids for loot
- sea-dogExperienced veteran mariner
- old saltExperienced maritime veteran
mariner · sailor · galleon · frigate · brigantine · schooner · caravel · clipper
Sudden attack for plunder
- lootingTheft during disorder
- pillagingForcible theft during conflict
- ransackingSearching while wrecking
- plunderGoods seized violently
booty · treasure · contraband · smuggling · black-market · heist · brigand · marauder
Fugitive from justice
- renegadeDeserter of a cause
- illicitProhibited by law
- feloniousRelating to major crimes
- banditryOrganized criminal thievery
brigandry · criminal · unlicensed · unauthorized · rogue · mutiny · defiance · insubordinate
buccaneer
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
old salt · mariner · sailor · galleon · frigate · brigantine · schooner · caravel · clipper · man-of-war
raiding
Sudden attack for plunder
- lootingTheft during disorder
- pillagingForcible theft during conflict
- ransackingSearching while wrecking
plunder · booty · treasure · contraband · smuggling · black-market · heist · brigand · marauder · boarding
outlaw
Fugitive from justice
banditry · brigandry · criminal · unlicensed · unauthorized · rogue · mutiny · defiance · insubordinate · rebel
cutlass
Curved slashing naval blade
eyepatch · bandana · parrot · peg-leg · swagger · bravado · derring-do · flamboyance · gallantry · heroics
piraticallylawfully
In legal compliance
legally · legitimately · by the book · licitly · officially
piraticallyhonestly
In a truthful manner
ethically · honorably · scrupulously · fairly · virtuously